HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2353

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR SECURITY AT HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  This Act is recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.

     SECTION 2.  New baggage handling and explosive detection systems were installed by the State at Honolulu international airport to move the baggage screening from the ticket lobbies to the baggage make-up areas.  The new systems require an operations and maintenance contract to ensure trouble-free movement of baggage from the ticket lobbies to the aircraft in time for its departure.  This critical service provides system troubleshooting, repairs, and manufacturer's recommended maintenance to the baggage handling and explosive detection systems that is beyond the capabilities of state staff.  The baggage handling and explosive detection system cannot run without this service, and without the baggage handling and explosive detection system, airplanes cannot depart from Honolulu international airport.  This cost was unanticipated as the airlines performed the operations and maintenance service in the past.  Because the cost was unanticipated, a contract was funded using funds from the fiscal year 2013-2014 security appropriation as the system performs a security function.

     The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds as an emergency appropriation to replace security funds that were used.  The security funds are still needed to complete the fiscal year 2013-2014 security requirements.

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the airport revenue fund (TRN 102) the sum of $5,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2013-2014 to be used for expenditure in the respective fiscal year to cover the costs associated with the operations and maintenance of the outbound baggage handling and explosive detection systems.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of transportation for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4.  The department of transportation, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2015, shall submit a report to the legislature that shall include:

     (1)  The security expenditures at each state airport during fiscal year 2013-2014, including a detailed breakdown of those expenditures;

     (2)  A detailed breakdown of the expenditures of the security funds that were used by the department of transportation for other purposes during fiscal year 2013-2014, including baggage handling and security contract information, which created the shortfall and thus the need for the emergency appropriation in this Act; and

     (3)  An explanation of the purposes for each expenditure.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.



 


 

Report Title:

Emergency Appropriation; Honolulu International Airport; Security Services

 

Description:

Makes an emergency appropriation to replenish security funds that were used to cover the costs associated with the operations and maintenance of the outbound baggage handling and explosive detection systems.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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